Zumba?

I've tried Zumba several times and really enjoyed it. I'm actually trying to work the class back into my schedule. If you like to dance, you'll love it. Don't worry about looking dumb, if it was anything like the class I took there were lots of people who didn't know all the moves. And if you get tired don't be afraid to take a break, I had to do that too. :happy: Once you get used to it I think it's a really great low-impact workout and a fun way to work out with your friends.

Don't worry. Most people are so focused on what they are doing and following the steps that they won't even look at what you are doing. Definitely go along and try it. Just try to relax, have fun and keep moving even if you aren't doing the steps right. Remember it takes at least three times to even start to get the hang of it and the steps don't change very often so you'll just get better

Its a GREAT time just try it. Whats it going to hurt??

I felt very uncofortable going at first, but found I really loved it. I am ferry shy, but i did have a little dance training so that did help. Anyone can do it though, my teacher says as long as you keep moving you are good. I usually find the people who are the regulars at watch them for the moves. Feel free to take breaks, I have found some teacher are a bit more wild with thier songs/moves. My teacher does the same songs week after week so you can get the moves down, with the occational radom song thrown in.

Going back to being uncomfortable.... My current 24hr gym teacher is so popular that we do the class in the basketball courts. I got stuck at my first class there in front of the door a few rows back. They men on the weight machines right outside the door could look in and i felt like they were looking/laughing at me. I was horrified at first, then i told myself that i am there to do my hour and have fun. If they want to stare let them.... It now even gives me motivation lol.

I do say sometimes you may look funny, but like someone else said everyone is usually worried about themselves. I treated myself to a couple personal trainer sessions and he know has me going three nights a week (two different teachers) with cardio for 1/2 hr - 45min before.

Stick with it... You will fall in love. Hope this helped a little.

My friends have been inviting me to zumba now that our school offers it after school, and I'm tempted to go but I'm very self conscious about working out in front of people especially when I'm told I have to be okay with looking dumb...I'm also worried that I wont be able to do the entire class unlike my much more fit friends and that I wont be able to do it... Anyone here do zumba? If so, is it fun or do you just feel silly? And do you like it?

Yes I do Zumba. I've been going for over a year now. I suck at it, but I have fun. I used to jog a ton as my form of cardio but I had to scale back from 4-5x a week to 1-2x now. I found out I had osteoarthritis in my right ankle and tiny broken bits of bone too. It was caused by being almost 500 lbs. for so many damn years. Zumba is a great way for me to get my cardio in and it's easy on my bad right ankle. I stick out for being a 6'3, 300+ lbs. guy there in a class of 25-30 women. I probably get laughed at too but I don't care. I have fun and mostly focus on the instructor to even have time to pay attention, let alone care what others may think about me. I do stick to the back row but I mostly do it because I don't want to obscure the view of the intstructor for other people attending the class. I use a Polar HRM and average between 900-1200 calories burned per hour.